Improved combined peess and strainer



JOSEPH Il. LITTLEFIE'LD, Oli CAMBRIDGE, MASS'ACHUSE'IIS.`

Lc'tter-s- Patent IVvo. 78,981, dated June 16, 1868.

IMPROVED COMBINED PRESS AND STRAINER.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONOERN':

Be it` known'tliat L'Josnru H. Lrrrmarr'uiin, of Cambridge, in the county of Middlesex, and in the State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Press and Strainer; and do hereby declare that the'following' is a full, clear, and exact description thereof', reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

In the annexed drawings, forming part ofthis specification- Figure I represents a side sectional'view of my machine,

Figure 2 a plan view of sieve or strainer, and

Figure 3 a. plan view of stand or frame.

The nature ofv my invention consists in providing a stand, with can or vessel, sieve and follower, worked by means of a lever, for the purpose of pressing, sift-ing, and straining lard, fallow, pumpkins, apples, jellies, cui-rants, wine, the., &c.

'lo enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its-construction and operation.

I construct a stand or freine, A, ot' wood, metal, or other suitable material, embracing the arms BB, to span a pot, pan, or other s-uitable vessel, and grating-work of cross-bars a a, which cross-bars, in forming the grating, must be sufficiently near together to thoroughly'snpport the strainer.

The circular rim oi' the frame A has a flange, Z1, into which the tin dish Vor case C sits. Thedish or case C is made of tin, zinc, wood, or other suitable material, in circular form, on one side of which I rivet a cast or malleable-iron stay, D, hooking down under the frame A, and running enough above top of the case C to allow the lever-E to hook into the side ears e and pintle d, on the top of the iron stay D. This fastens one side ofthe case C to the bottoni grating A, while the opposite side is held down by means of soldering a small Wire, e, on to the outside of the case, and letting it go through an ear, f, on the rim of frame A, and heading lt thereunder, or by applying a small nut thereto.

The strainer O is made of wire cloth, or perforated tin, copper, zinc, or other suitable material, and portable, to be taken out and put inas desired, and laid inside ofthe case C on the'grating A. There may be several grades of strainers to each case, such as fine, medium, and coarse, or of any grade desired, to suit any material which is to be strained or sifted, These portable strainers are made a good finish of themselves by being bound. round the edge with narrow tin, copper, or zinc, or a small wire, neatly rolled in, or in any manner that may be desired.

Fig. 2 ofthe annexed drawings represents the strainer, made as above described, forming a bottom to the dish or case C. But it may also be made in the shape or" a dish or ease, with perforated sides and bottom placed in the outside case C, leaving a space between the two, thus allowing the material required to be strained to pass through the sides and drop down between the dishes, and through the grating, as well as through the bottom; the inner case or strainer being provided with guards on the outer side to keep it central within the outer case.

The follower F, which serves to pressthe materialA through the strainer, I make of wood or metal` or both combined, eitherseparate from and connected to or cast solid with the post G, in the top of which is a square long hole, which hooks on to the hook L, formed or cast on the lever E, allowing the follower F to adjust itself to the dish crease, when the lever is'raised or lowered, and can be easily unhooked from the lever when thrown back on a line'therewith. i

The lever E is made of cast iron, wood, or any other suitable material, and in such a shape as to make it. sufficiently strong for the purposes required, and to be unhooked from the. stationary post D, riveted on the dish C, if desired, by throwing it over back. i

I aml aware that'the devices herein described, taken separately, are of themselves notnew, but having thus fully described my invention,

' What I claim as' new, and desire to secure by Letters Ptent, is-` The metal frame A, with grates a a and feet B B, in combination with the strainer O and bottomless ease C, Withwstandard D, lever E, bar G, and follower F, the 'several parts. being constructed, arranged, and used substantially in the manner speced. l

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 17th day ofAprl, 1868.

JOSEPH H. LITTLEFIELD. [L 8.] Witnesses:

SETH J. THOMAS, J. W. DERBY. 

